Senate panel hears tax bill for early childhood education

Bill would let county, cities seek tax

11:16 PM,
Apr. 4, 2013

Bob Dixon

Written by

Jonathan Shorman
JSHORMAN@NEWS-LEADER.COM

Early childhood education advocates in Greene County are asking the legislature to give the county the power to propose a new tax for education.

On Thursday, Springfield Public Schools board member Gerry Lee and the district's Parents as Teachers director Missy Riley told a Senate committee that a new tax could help fund an early childhood education pilot program.

Sen. Bob Dixon, R-Springfield, is sponsoring Senate Bill 415, which would allow Greene County or any city within the county to put up to a 1/4 cent sales tax to a vote of the people. ...